| 单词 | gee-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgee-man The accomplice of a cheapjack or showman. Also gee-man. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > itinerant or pedlar > cheap-jack > accomplice of gee1898 1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 17 Dec. (Red page) A gee is their outside confederate, who ‘gees up’ the mugs for them. 1928 Daily Express 19 Dec. 2/7 ‘Ricks’ or ‘gees’: people who mingle with the crowd to arouse their enthusiasm. 1941 K. Tennant Battlers xiii. 141 ‘I'm geeing for him, and I'll fix it.’ The busker's spirits fell again. In the show world a ‘gee-man’ or ‘micky finn’ was socially on the level of a duck's feet. He is the man who goes out in the crowd and touts for custom. 1959 News Chron. 16 Nov. 5/3 Strategically placed in the crowd, the ‘gee men’ started the bidding going. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。